Yep, this came from a truck.
Mobile Eats
It's been two years since Boardwalk on Bulverde claimed its spot as the first food truck park in the city. Since then, mobile kitchens have sprouted all over SA, in a park or otherwise. With upwards of 50 trucks (on a good day) rolling through SA and the addition of food truck parks including Alamo Street Eat Bar and Mission #6 in Southtown, the Point Park & Eats on Boerne Stage Road and the Block SA off UTSA Blvd, there seems to be no signs of stopping this delicious fleet.

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Pho, anyone?
Scarcity
Everyone wants to be in the know of where the next cool IT spot will be. Whether to capitalize on this culture or to fix kinks before really opening or both, the owners of Tuk Tuk Tap Room have been promoting soft opening dinners to the first 20, 35, 50 people that respond to Facebook & Twitter posts. This isn't as bad as cronuts or ramen burgers, by far, but local councilman Diego Bernal and chefs Steve McHugh and Andrew Weissman all did 15-second Insta-video invitations for said dinners, helping drive the frenzy.

Noodles for the masses.
Ramen Mania
We finally have a restaurant whose main focus is ramen. No, Kimura, doesn't JUST carry the steaming bowls of goodness, but it's putting a lot more thought into ramen than most. Let's hope it's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Variety
Sure, SA loves to eat. But with one Trader Joe's (and another in the works), two Whole Foods Markets, more farmers markets than I can possibly list, we're clearly in the market for specialty items and a larger selection to choose from.